The farming community of
COCKERMOUTH
, midway between the coast and Keswick at the confluence of the Cocker and Derwent rivers, is yet another station on the Wordsworth trail: the
Wordsworth House
on Main Street (Easter-June, Sept & Oct Mon-Fri, 10.30am-4.30pm; July & Aug Mon-Sat, 10.30am-4.30pm; £3; NT) is where William and Dorothy were born and spent their first few years. Some of the original features remain and there are occasional Wordsworthian... [More]
THE HOTEL is a listed building of some architectural interest. Dating back to the 17th Century, the most famous mutineer in history, Fletcher Christian, after seeing his crewmates slain by Tahitian natives was said to have escaped on a ship with one Captain Folger and returned to Cockermouth. Rumour... [More]
Above the banks of the River Derwent with rolling views over the Lakeland Fells, Broughton Craggs Hotel with its own extensive grounds and gardens, offers the visitor the opportunity to enjoy the special hospitality and first-class cuisine of the hotel in a tranquil setting. On the edge of a traditi... [More]